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When Safety Explodes: The Takata Airbag That Killed a Pregnant Woman
When Safety Explodes: The Takata Airbag That Killed a Pregnant Woman
A pregnant driver and her newborn died after a Takata airbag sent a metal fragment through her neck when the car impacted at 30 kilometers per hour; the inflator ruptured in an 11-year-old Honda City exposed to Malaysian heat and humidity. How did a safety company’s decades-long choice to use ammonium nitrate - a cheaper, moisture-sensitive propellant - turn into a predictable chain of fatal ruptures across more than 100 million vehicles?
In this episode, we trace Takata’s origins as a parachute fabric maker through its rise…
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